Early Exits The Premature Ending of Baseball Careers

"In Early Exits: The Premature Ending of Baseball Careers, Brian McKenna recounts the individual histories of those men and women who, for one reason or another, forfeited their participation in America's pastime. Hundreds of players are profiled here - from Shoeless Joe Jackson, who was banned from baseball following the 1919 Black Sox scandal, to Brooklyn Dodger Roy Campanella, who suffered a paralyzing car accident in 1958, to Minnesota Twins star Kirby Puckett, who left the game because of glaucoma in his right eye." "Covering the entire history of professional baseball from the mid-19th century to the present, Early Exits not only examines the major leagues but also highlights minor leagues, women's baseball, Negro leagues, and figures from Japan and Latin America. The work is divided by the various career-ending categories, such as injury and illness, gambling and game-fixing scandals, criminal activity, suicide, war, sports and professional opportunities, and death." "Each story contains an overview of the baseball figure, including career-ending details, and many entries contain background information describing the historical significance of the individual and his or her place within the baseball community."--BOOK JACKET.McKenna, Brian is the author of 'Early Exits The Premature Ending of Baseball Careers', published 2006 under ISBN 9780810858589 and ISBN 0810858584.